ALAN Podmore, 28, called ‘Jockey boy,’ a labourer of Armadale Village, Bushlot, West Coast Berbice was found dead in a hammock at his residence with a piece of the hammock’s cloth enfolded around his neck on Monday.

According to Police Headquarters, inquiries disclosed that Podmore lived with his reputed wife, four-year-old son, and his father-in-law.

According to the man’s wife, he left for work on June 12, 2022, at about 08:00 hours. The woman said she last spoke to the now-dead man about 09:00 hours on the said day via video chat.

The woman further told detectives that after he had not returned home, at about 20:30 hours, she retired to bed with her son.

The woman related that, at about 08:00 hours, on Monday, she woke and found Podmore lying motionless in the hammock under the shed, with a piece of the hammock’s cloth around his neck.

Police were informed and subsequently visited the scene where the man’s body was examined, and an impression was seen under his neck, suspected to be caused by the piece of hammock cloth.

No other marks of violence were seen on the exposed parts of the man’s body. Police swabbed his hands, and nail clippings were taken for DNA purposes.

The body was escorted to Fort Wellington Hospital, where an official pronouncement of death was given. The body is currently at the Bailey Funeral Home, awaiting a postmortem examination as investigations continue.